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About ADP
Information about Los Angeles
County's Advanced Diver Program |
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ADP Origins
Basic scuba divers emerge from their certification
courses with questions and reservations about their
diving future, regardless of how well they are trained.
Legitimate questions about who to dive with, where to
dive and what to do on a dive are almost universal.
A diver's reservations about lack of experience often
cause the otherwise enthusiastic diver to put off that
first dive for weeks, months or even years...sometimes
forever. To reduce in number those who simply
"drop out" of diving, the Los Angeles County Underwater
Unit developed the Advanced Diver Program.. |
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| Learn Correct Beach Diving
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It offers
training in those specialty areas a basic class cannot
cover; introduces divers to other divers an today's
diving leaders. It educates an trains divers to and
advanced level where they can stand out as examples to
the rest of the diving world. It is our challenge to
recognize and fulfill the vital needs of the certified
diver |
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The Program
Every summer Los Angeles County offers an intensive
diving program that spans approximately 10 weeks for the
development of divers to a more competent status.
Participants are exposed to many facets of diving
curriculum including deep diving, wreck diving, night
diving, commercial diving, underwater photography and
much more.
The Los Angeles County Advanced Diver Program is 100
hours+ of formal training, both in lectures and water
work. Lectures cover specialty areas of diving activity
plus in-depth coverage of diving fundamentals. For a
basic certified diver, the Advanced Diver Program offers
a more comprehensive training in Skin and Scuba skills
than can be taught in a Basic Course and improves diving
fitness. |
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Confidence |
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Learn
High Surf Entries |
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Develop
Teamwork |
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The program
also includes lectures in practical oceanography, diving
medicine and physics from some of the most respected and
experienced professionals in the diving industry. Dive
excursions are planned for every weekend of the course
and include some multi-day commitments.
For the experienced diver, the Advanced Diver Program
offers the opportunity to expand knowledge, learn the
latest techniques, improve skills, and be introduced to
new diving areas and buddies. The Advanced Diver Program
is truly the finest diver education program of its kind.
The Advanced Diver Program, unlike most diving classes
you may have participated in, is composed of a large
number of divers who are divided into smaller groups
called dive teams. Each dive team has a qualified Senior
Dive Master, who will personally conduct the water work
training which is planned in advance by the Advanced
Diver Program Coordinator and Staff.
Graduates of this program should be comfortable in any
diving situation normally experienced on our Southern
California coastline. Novice divers with some practical
experience are invited to apply, along with more
experienced divers wishing to refine and expand their
skills. |
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Certifications
Upon successfully completing the Advanced Diver Program
you will be awarded the Los Angeles County Advanced
Diver card, a symbol now marking your recreational
diving expertise. In addition to Los Angeles
County certification, graduates will also earn the
Master Diver certification from NAUI. |
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| Advanced Diver Card |
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Participants in
ADP can also receive the NAUI Rescue Diver and Nitrox
Diver certifications during the program. These
optional certifications are subject to additional fees
for the course workbooks and certification cards. |
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The Next Step
If you are interested in becoming a better diver, we
encourage you to sign up for the Advanced Diver Program.
For more information on this year's ADP program please
click here, you will be glad
you did. |
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| Take
the Next Step! |
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Become
a Better Diver! |
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We hope you
will join us this summer! |
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